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Monday, July 21, 2008

A look at the standings

I delve into the standings after all of the relevant Sunday games have been completed to track the Yankees' progress over the week that just ended.

Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays
57-40
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Boston Red Sox
57-43
1.5
New York Yankees
53-45
4.5
Toronto Blue Jays
48-50
9.5
Baltimore Orioles
47-50
10.0

Wild Card
Boston Red Sox
57-43
--
Minnesota Twins
55-43
1.0
New York Yankees
53-45
3.0
Oakland Athletics
51-47
5.0
Texas Rangers
51-48
5.5
Detroit Tigers
49-49
7.0

Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 6-3. They gained 4.5 games in the AL East standings and gained one game in the Wild Card standings.

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